Simple Floating Menu vs Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Simple Floating Menu leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,839, ahead of Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder at #2,032. Over the last 7 days Simple Floating Menu slipped 5 places and Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder slipped 2 places. Simple Floating Menu has the largest install base: 10K+ active installs against 10K+ for Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder. Downloads this week: Simple Floating Menu 539 and Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 310. Ratings: Simple Floating Menu 5★ from 38 and Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder 3.7★ from 6 reviews.
| Metric | Simple Floating Menu | Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,839 ▼ 5 | #2,032 ▼ 2 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 539 | 310 |
| Rating | 5★ (38) | 3.7★ (6) |
| Last updated | Sep 17, 2026 | Aug 25, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.5.0 | 4.3.6 |
| Best rank on record | #1,828 | #2,023 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Mar 2020 | Oct 2019 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 0 | 1 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Simple Floating Menu or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder?
By active installs, Simple Floating Menu: 10K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 18, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Simple Floating Menu or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder?
Simple Floating Menu, at #1,839 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder at #2,032. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Simple Floating Menu or Sticky Buttons – Floating Buttons Builder alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.